Analysis: Washington may get 10th congressional seat

Washington state will likely get a 10th member of the U.S. House of Representatives, according to a new report.

The analysis PDF was done by Election Data Services, reflecting fresh population estimates from the Census Bureau. The secretary of state’s office says says report indicates six other states – Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina and Utah – would also gain additional House seats. Texas would get three more representatives.

States that wuold lose a single seat, according to the study, are: Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Ohio would lose two.

“So bottom line, it’s not official and could change in the final Census numbers next year, but for now, it looks like Washington will pick up a new congressional district. We got the new 8th District after the 1980 Census and the new 9th District after the 1990 Census,” said David Ammons, spokesman for Secretary of State Sam Reed.